[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/27519835[/vimeo] The Recordist has released North Country Rain HD, a new sfx library loaded with rain sounds recorded by Frank Bry over the last 5 years. This new collection contains 38 24-bit/96khz incredible rain sound effects from North Idaho. Recorded on the ranch and other locations including farms, forests, concrete floors, pavement, fields of … [Read more...]
Tim Nielsen Special: On Microphone Addiction
[Written by Tim Nielsen] My name is Tim Nielsen, and I'm a micaholic. It has been four months since my last microphone purchase, an adorable little Neumann XY set in a Mono Rycote. I bought them from a friend, because when I saw them I just had to have them. Trust me. They're really cute. You'd want them too. I probably won't be writing a lot of technical articles here on … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Guild Wars 2”
Two nice videos about the sound of Guild Wars 2 published by ArenaNet. Sound recording: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuOUNFsPyiY[/youtube] Sound design: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiamRvDqk9s[/youtube] … [Read more...]
Rabbit Ears Audio Releases “Brooks Streams Waterfalls”
Michael Raphael has released "Brooks Streams Waterfalls", the announced new library of Rabbit Ears Audio. REA 007 is a celebration of moving water in nature. From small trickles to rushing torrents, Brooks Streams Waterfalls is for those who need a variety of water movement in their library. Locations were chosen based on their variety of elements. Water sounds most unique … [Read more...]
Axel Rohrbach Special: Making of Cinematic Trailers
[Written by Axel Rohrbach] Here is a teaser video showing some of the things we recorded: [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/23965688[/vimeo] But this is only a very small part. Creating the "Cinematic Trailers" was one of the biggest challenges for us so far. The goal was to provide a designed collection with sounds having both, the quality you expect when you are in a cinema … [Read more...]
“Brooks, Streams, Waterfalls”, New Library of Rabbit Ears Audio
Michael Raphael has announced REA_007 Brooks, Streams, Waterfalls, which will be available on August 2. Here's a sneak peak of what's coming: [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/27013522[/vimeo] Rabbit Ears Audio … [Read more...]
Sound Collectors Club: July’s Theme – Street Voices
The human voice can evoke so much meaning and emotion. Therefore, it is an invaluable vehicle for expressing the mood of a location. As a result, this month’s theme is one of my favourite types of sound effect for creating interesting and evocative soundscapes. This theme lies somewhere between ‘exterior crowd’ fx and crowd ADR. It is not general chat or crowd sounds. It … [Read more...]